Alexey N Frolov

Using new technology to correct elemental status of cows with impaired reproductive function

DOI: 10.33284/2658-3135-103-2-24

UDC 636.085:577.17

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Research was carried out according the plan of research scientific works on 2019-2021 yy. FSBSI FRC BST RAS (№ 0761-2019-0006)

Using new technology to correct elemental status of cows with impaired reproductive function

Alexey N Frolov

Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Orenburg, Russia)

Summary. The aim of the research was to develop and use a new technology for the correction of the elemental status of cows to increase the reproductive qualities of Hereford cows.

For this, at the first stage of research, the elemental composition of hair was studied in 190 heads of cows of the Kazakh white-headed, Kalmyk and Hereford breeds that had no delays in estrus, insemination and were bred in Orenburg region. Based on these studies, percentile intervals of distribution of concentrations of chemical elements in hair were established; the values ​​of 25 and 75 percentile are accepted, adopted as a “physiological standard”.

At the second stage of research, among 48 cows of Hereford breed with impaired reproductive ability (they weren’t in estrus in more than 2 months after calving), 30 heads were selected based on the results of studies on the elemental status determined by the elemental composition of hair, the iodine concentration and selenium was below the 25 percentile level: less than 0.28 and 0.58 mg/kg, respectively.

Animals were selected according to the principle of analogues into 2 groups – control and experimental. The cows of the experimental group on the 1st and 10th day of the experiment were parenterally administered a microelement preparation containing 1 ml: iodine – 5.5-7.5 mg, selenium in organic form – 0.07-0.09 mg.

It was established that the concentration of I and Se in body of cows of the experimental group increased by 28 days, it fell within the acceptable values ​​(25-75 percentile), the concentration decreased: Ca, K, Mg, Na, Zn, Al, Sr, Pb, Hg, improved morphobiochemical parameters of blood relative to the beginning of experiment.

Assessment of the reproductive qualities of cows showed that within two months after the start of the experiment, 67% of the control group were in estrus, and 93% of the experimental group. 9 Cows from the control group were inseminated, including 6 animals from the first mating, in the experimental group these indicators were 14 and 12 heads, respectively. In the control group, two cows had an abortion, it reduced the number of live calves in the control group to 7 or 47%. In the experimental group 14 calves or 93% were obtained.

Key words: cattle, cows, Hereford breed, Kazakh white-headed breed, Kalmyk breed, elemental status, reproduction, hair, individual correction, iodine, selenium.

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Frolov Alexey Nikolaevich, Cand. Sci. (Agr.), Senior Researcher, Department of Technology for Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 460000, Orenburg, Russia, 29, 9 Yanvarya St., tel.: 8(3532)30-81-78, e-mail: forleh@mail.ru

Received: 22 April 2020; Accepted: 15 June 2020; Published: 8 July 2020

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